Experts come to popular science, can gold leaf be eaten?
Release time:
2024-04-27
Source:
Jinsheng Gold leaf Company
In the publicity of some cake shops, some "glittering" cakes can be seen, and the price is also high. The things that make these cakes glittering are called gold foil powder. Acordincg to China's food safety laws and regulations and food safety standards, gold and silver foil powder is neither a raw material for food production nor a food additive, and cannot be used in food production and management.However, gold foil is edible, depending on which one it is, we cannot take it out of context, just because the domestic understanding of gold foil is not enough.
Gold foil is divided into edible gold foil and decorative gold foil. For edible gold foil, pure gold is used for production. The production environment is different and it is produced in clean workshops. In addition, its processing ratio is also different from that of industrial gold foil, which is made of gold foil, silver copper and other metals.
Xia Minggong said, "In fact, gold is a relative stable chemical element. It will not react in the stomach unless it is taken in a very large amount and accumulates in the gastrointestinal tract, which may affect the gastrointestinal tract.If the purity of the gold foil is not enough, or some other elements are added, then it is possible to be poisoned.
Therefore, a certain purity of gold foil can be used in food decorations, such as ice cream, cakes, steaks, and red wine....
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